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'''Barack Hussein Obama''' (born August 4, 1961)  is the 44th President of the [[United States]]. Overcoming a short political career, Obama defeated [[Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] for the presidency in 2008, campaigning on promises of "change" after an unpopular administration headed by [[George W. Bush]]. In effect, that change has been an embrace of [[Socialism]] and [[liberal]] policies perhaps before unseen by the [[White House]].  

'''Barack Hussein Obama''' (born August 4, 1961)  is the 44th President of the [[United States]]. Overcoming a short political career, Obama defeated [[Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] for the presidency in 2008, campaigning on promises of "change" after an unpopular administration headed by [[George W. Bush]]. In effect, that change has been an embrace of [[Socialism]] and [[liberal]] policies perhaps before unseen by the [[White House]].  

Immediately after entering office, Obama was faced with a recession - one of the most severe since the [[Great Depression]]. By in large, his economic policies to combat the recession have, to date, ranged from ineffective to counterproductive. Also on the domestic front, Obama passed a highly controversial [[health care]] bill in 2009 that was approved only along party lines. In foreign policy Obama has escalated the [[Afghanistan War]] - perhaps to success when on May 1st he announced that the United States had killed [[September 11th]] mastermind and terrorist [[Osama bin Laden]] - while also initiating (via the [[United Nations]]) a conflict with [[Libyan uprising 2011|Libya]] and ending combat operations in the [[War in Iraq]].

Immediately after entering office, Obama was faced with a recession - one of the most severe since the [[Great Depression]]. By and large, his economic policies to combat the recession have, to date, ranged from ineffective to counterproductive. Also on the domestic front, Obama passed a highly controversial [[health care]] bill in 2009 that was approved only along party lines. In foreign policy Obama has escalated the [[Afghanistan War]] - perhaps to success when on May 1st he announced that the United States had killed [[September 11th]] mastermind and terrorist [[Osama bin Laden]] - while also initiating (via the [[United Nations]]) a conflict with [[Libyan uprising 2011|Libya]] and ending combat operations in the [[War in Iraq]].

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==Early life==

==Early life==